Lily of Laguna (film)

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Lily of Laguna
Directed by Oswald Mitchell
Written by
Produced by Sidney Morgan
Starring
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Music by Percival Mackey
Production
company
Dreadnought Films
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Lily of Laguna is a 1938 British drama film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Nora Swinburne, Richard Ainley and Talbot O'Farrell. It was made at Walton Studios. [1] It takes its title from the music hall song "Lily of Laguna".

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  1. Wood p.95

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